The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-01-20

delivery, without fear of being recognized BY
friends who knew them. The couple returned
proved that the deceased ate dinner at thu
American Hotel between one and two O'Clock
THE OLD MAN IN THE CASE.
That afternoon Cluverius was at the matine.
at the Academy of Music. 1he girl was ava,
from the hotel about the same hour, and posi-
bly, attended the same place of amusement
though not in company with the prisoner. She
left the hotel again later in the evening, an(
upon her return ON that occasion, according tt
the testimony of the servant who saw her il
the parlor, she was accompanied by old MAI
who was described by the witness as a .'big ped
ler." For long time IL e connection of thls
old man with the case was profound mystery
Some believed that he was one OF the murder
er's confederates, and. il he did not assist il
making away with the wronged girl, lent the
murderer's some assistance. For more than l.
months this mystery was unexplained. About
December 10th. the police cleared it up by hap
penfng to hear that carpenter by the name Q
Chiles, who works in the Chesapeake & Ohit
panylng young woman to the American Ho
tel on the evening of March 49, 1885. Mr. Chiles
subsequently fully explained his connection
with the case. He net a lady, he said, answer.
ing the description OF Miss Madison, on one OF
the streets not far from the American HOTEL
She inquired the way to that house, 1t was
dark. and he offered to accompany her there =
He did SO, and conducted her to the parlor a nd
left her there. so that dissipated the mystery
OF the story of the old man In the case.
WHEN LAST SEEN TOGETHER
Miss Madison left the hotel never to return
According to the testimony she and her cousin
near the american Hotel about that hour a
proceeded up Main to Reservoir street. The
driver of the car remembered his two passeu.
gers. and seemed certain that Cluversds was
the man. He was conscientious man, how
ever. and would not swear positively to his
identity.
The couple got out on Reservoir street. DR.
Stratton met q couple answering the same de.
scription given of these people about nine
O'Clock or later going out Reservoir street
towards the reservoir, where the body of the
deceased was found. The man stopped the
witness and asked the time OF night. AS they
left him the witness heard the man say: "He
doesn't know me, but know him. The nigh
was dsrk, cold and sleety, and but few persons
except those compelled by duty to be ont were
Of the street oars to the scene of the girls death
is lonely and gloomy. walk, being immedi.
ately In the vicinity of the Hollywood Gene
terry, and near the smallpox hospital,
CLUvERIUs RACK AT HIS HOTEL.
About II O'Clock Ciuverius was back at lie
Capitol Hotel and ate an apple with the host
ne was calm cal gave direetions ABOUT BEING
River Road, and then retired to his room. Be
fore leaving in the evening the prisoner in
had an engagement to go to the theatre thai
night with friend. TO the police, after hi,
arrest when asked if he could account Tor him
self on the night of Lillians death, Cluveriui
said that he was at the Academy of Music.
MISS MADIsoN's AoDY FOUND.
On the 14th of March Saturday the body of
woman was found floating in the reservoir. A
jury of inquest was summoned, and The body
removed to the City Hospital in order to allow
an opportunity for Identification The Mex
day Iniday tWo 20 MSg ssa nnnstan WHO for
Madison, recognized the body as that OF that
young woman. It was subsequently identified
by the father, uncle and cousin OF Miss Madi
Gon.
CLuvERIUs ARRESTED.
Through these relatives the attachment
which existed between Cluverius and the dead
girl was learned. This fact and the name OF
the envelope containing the note oflhe strange
girl who had left the American Hotel so mystic
onsy LED to shs arrest of f ps
near Centreville, in King and Queen county
There he was arrested. When Informed that
the murder ps his cousin, the prisoner never
! asked the name of the person whose murder
he was charged with, or any other particulars
Nor did he show any sign Of anxiety He was
brought to Richmond and committed to the
third district station-house. There he was
one of the officers had observed on the road
from Mrs. TunstalPs, was missed. When cues
TONED about this the prisoner declared !, that
have the missing Ink when hs left home,
4 MISSING WATeH-cHAIN LINK.
The prisoner was visited by his brother. Mr.
Willie Cluyerius, before he was searched by the
the Officers the link Of chain. saying that he
might want it. This little tainket ana watch
most important pieces o testimony connecting
The aecused With the scene Of tic murder. The
key was picked up ~ g little hoy near the, hole
from Holiywood Cemetery. This Vas the
route as traced by the tracks the murderer and
ruined victim took in going up the reservoir
embankment.
THE wATcH-KEY IDENTIFIED.
The key was identified by Herman Joel, q
German matchmaker, as one he believed he
repaired fo~ the prisoner at CeatFevllle, in
King and Queen county, q year before the muir,
der. Joel always declared he would not swan
to this key unless allowed to open and examine
the work he had done on it. This the defense
refused to aceede to. A few weeks ago. in con
sidering the condemned mans appeal for par
don or communication of sentence, Coy Lee go
Joel to open the key and examine it. This he
did, and identified it as the one he had repaired
for CluveriAg.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
After trial Of u days Cluverius was convicted
Madison. and a few days later sentenced to be
hung. The trial attracted more interest than
any held in the State in the past Is years: The
the public-how Cluverlus endeavored to show
that he had never owned the watch-key found
for the scratches on his handa, and his good
character. Then for the prosecution-the init
et AZ 5W9 HIS the
pressing upon her the necessity OF marry Ing
another; the leWd poetry found in tire trunk o.
by the accused, which establishes the Intimacy
between the man and the woman the visit O
the accused and deceased to disreputable
Belle Isle; the letter written on the day of the
girls death to her aunt, and dated day ahead
telling Of her intention Of going to Old Point
These facts. and many others equally as irnpor-
| tant connecting the prisoner with Miss Madi-
sons visit here, are quite well known to the
puhlia
The defense relied upon the failure Of the
prosecution to make out their case. Theil
hope, and only hope. was that the jury, with al
the mysteries and doubts surrounding the case
would accept the theory that the betrayed girl
| falling to have her wrongs righted by marriage
| had thrown herself in the reservoir and taker
her own life. The jury, however, after the case
was given them, promptly brought ia verdict
of guilty.
EFFORTS TO SAVE oLUvERIUs.
The prisoners counsel carried tie case to the
Court OF Appeals. where, after mature deliber
alton. the judgment of the lower court was
fully sustaIned-onIy one member of the appel
late court dissenting.
The prisoners counsel then made unsucceSs
full effort to get the court to grant rehearing
but this, too, was refused. The only hope left
then to save the young fellow from the gallows
was executive clemency. How the doomed
man petitioned Gov. Lee to pardon or com
mute e, his sentence to imprisonm ent for life
and this being denied, how respite was Sc
public.
REMARKARLE PRISONER.
Cluverius was the most remarkable prisone
from the day of his arrest did he ever breat
down or show any signs of fear of the deatI
that seemed to await him, even from the first
His manner was calm, self-reliant, and through
all of his trials he was comparatively cheerful
He persisted in denying that he killed his vic
| tim or even met her in Richmond on the day o
her death.
HIS LAST TALK WITH pR. HATCHER.
Rev. DIR. Hatcher, the spiritual adviser o
Cluyerius, In ap interview Friday evening
prisoner just before the latter walked to the
scaffold. He thanked the doctor for his kind
ness, and desired him to give his love to al
those at home. pr Hatcher. who occupied the
confidential relationship of spiritual adviser
expresses it as his opinion that Cluverius's sen
tence ought to have been commuted to i'm
prisonment. The body of the executed man
was placed in q handsome rosewood casket
carried to the house of Mrs. Tunstall, In King
and Queen county, and buried in the old family
battle-ground there Those who looked upon
the dead body ct tho undertaker's say the face
looked quite natural.
The Wing, referring to the Indiana mud
die, says: The whole trouble began in the
nomination and election of a Lieutenant
Governor by the Republicans in absolute
violation of laW.'a That is cool, after 8
knowledge of the facts, which the Wing
must have. The Democrats declared
there was vacancy-the Democratic Gov
ernor and the Democratic Attorney Gen
eral said so-the Democratic State Con
vention nominated candidate to fill it
the party made a canvass for the position
and voted for their candidate. But the